Best Horror Books Adapted Into Films

1.
The Shining
The Shining 4.28 avg rating — 1,650,265 ratings
2.
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2)
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 578,143 ratings
3.
Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary 4.08 avg rating — 668,789 ratings
4.
Misery
Misery 4.23 avg rating — 815,538 ratings
5.
Carrie
Carrie 3.99 avg rating — 813,618 ratings
6.
The Woman in Black
The Woman in Black 3.75 avg rating — 77,964 ratings
7.
The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House 3.81 avg rating — 365,266 ratings
8.
It
It 4.24 avg rating — 1,227,349 ratings
9.
The Hellbound Heart
The Hellbound Heart 4.08 avg rating — 65,181 ratings
10.
Salem's Lot
Salem's Lot 4.10 avg rating — 636,629 ratings
11.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating — 1,414,989 ratings
12.
Firestarter
Firestarter 3.92 avg rating — 242,159 ratings
13.
Cujo
Cujo 3.80 avg rating — 312,743 ratings
14.
The Stand
The Stand 4.35 avg rating — 814,271 ratings
15.
Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1)
Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1)
by: Ira Levin
4.05 avg rating — 153,653 ratings
15.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein 3.89 avg rating — 1,772,074 ratings
17.
Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1)
Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 362,914 ratings
18.
Låt den rätte komma in
Låt den rätte komma in 4.04 avg rating — 118,287 ratings
19.
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera 3.96 avg rating — 267,546 ratings
20.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 3.83 avg rating — 641,293 ratings
21.
The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horror
by: Jay Anson
3.83 avg rating — 136,144 ratings
22.
The Exorcist
The Exorcist 4.21 avg rating — 259,243 ratings
23.
Psycho (Psycho, #1)
Psycho (Psycho, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 74,121 ratings
24.
Don't Look Now
Don't Look Now 3.82 avg rating — 9,390 ratings
25.
Вий
Вий 3.95 avg rating — 5,770 ratings
26.
The Ring (Ring, #1)
The Ring (Ring, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 28,618 ratings
27.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray 4.13 avg rating — 1,782,620 ratings
28.
The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw 3.38 avg rating — 172,351 ratings
29.
Ritual
Ritual liked it 3.00 avg rating — 829 ratings
30.
Slugs
Slugs 3.65 avg rating — 2,749 ratings
31.
Donovan's Brain
Donovan's Brain 3.74 avg rating — 514 ratings
32.
I Am Legend
I Am Legend really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 135,094 ratings
33.
The Omen
The Omen 4.04 avg rating — 69,124 ratings